The day's are winding down, we are signing up for commencement (have you?!) and have hopefully began are job search (months ago!). In the past few week's a few students have written some great blogs on such matters as. "Job Interview Tip's" by Leah, and Jessica decided to be "Super Student" one week and submit not one, but two blogs "Preparing an Effective Resume", and "Preparing an Effective Cover Letter." way to go CHAMP! ;)
So what do you/we/me/her/him do next, once a job offer has been presented/offered to you? Well write an "Acceptance Letter" of course. Below is an example of a proper acceptance letter.
As one can tell this is a very clear, short, and to the point Acceptance Letter. It should be noted that when writing an Acceptance Letter to re-state clearly the following...
- Thanks and appreciation for the opportunity
- Start date
- Agreed upon salary
- Any benefits, bonuses etc
- And any other promised/agreed upon terms
Why you might ask? Because an Acceptance Letter is, in a way, a contract between two parties (you and your future employer), informally. If one party should fail to deliver on, one or more said, promises then one has reason to seek possible legal action. Does this type of thing happen often? No, at least I would say 99% of the time it doesn't (that's my own random stat). Could it happen, yes.
For instance it happened to me once. I'll spare you the whole messy details and skip to the short of it. I took a job offer, and I and my future company both agreed verbally that a curtain amount of money would be provided for a car allowance after six months of employment. Once the six months came around they tried to back track and say something different and since I never had it formally in writing I was pretty much S.O.L. Eventually I received what was promised to me, but in the long-run the damage was done and I left the company. This all could have been avoided if I had proof of what was agreed upon before working for this company, one way would have been within a "Formal Acceptance Letter".
So when the day come's to accept your first real "Big Girl/Boy" job remember that an "Acceptance Letter" is good business etiquette. If nothing else it's to reinforce agreed upon terms and conditions for your sake!
References:
http://www.quintcareers.com/sample_accepting_letter.html
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/careeradviceresources/qt/jobaccept.htm
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This is a good job ryan!
ReplyDeleteAcceptance letters are important, the set the first level of professionalism between you and the employer. very important. Great Job! -Leah
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ReplyDeleteGreat job on selecting a very professionaly written acceptance letter. I might actually use it later in life, when I'm ready to start working again.The only suggestion I have is to go back and edit some grammatical errors such: day's, week's and such.I agree with you, that just like almost everything in life, the terms and conditions of a job should be written and not only in a verbal form. It saves a lot of hassle.A appreciate your hard work.
Great job Ryan!!!
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